| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bor·ough |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  bûr  , b r |
| NOUN: | 1. A self-governing incorporated town in some U.S. states, such as New Jersey. 2. One of the five administrative units of New York City. 3. A civil division of the state of Alaska that is the equivalent of a county in most other U.S. states. 4. Chiefly British a. A town having a municipal corporation and certain rights, such as self-government. b. A town that sends a representative to Parliament. 5. A medieval group of fortified houses that formed a town having special privileges and rights. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English burgh, city, from Old English burg, fortified town. See bhergh-2 in Appendix I.
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